Car stolen, shots fired at Seaholm High School

Classes at a Birmingham high school were called off after an gunshots rang out early Tuesday during a carjacking in the school’s parking lot.

No one was injured.

A man was arrested and another man is on the run after shots were fired in the parking lot of Seaholm High School in Birmingham early Tuesday morning and a maintenance worker’s vehicle was stolen.

The incident happened around 4:50 a.m. when the employee was approached by a young man in the parking lot as he was getting out of his vehicle. The suspect reportedly pointed a handgun at the worker, demanded his money, cell phone and keys, and then fired one shot in the air. The employee complied — dropping his property to the ground and running into the school.

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The victim told police that, as he was running, he heard the sound of another gunshot and saw a second suspect run toward his Mercury Grand Marquis.

Madison Heights police located the stolen vehicle traveling southbound on I-75. Police report that the suspects refused to stop as they fled to the area of 7 Mile and Conant roads in Detroit and abandoned the car.

Detroit, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Birmingham and Michigan State Police officers all surrounded the area, and one of the suspects was tracked to a nearby house, where he was arrested.

Police believe the man arrested was the one who fired the two gunshots. He has reportedly been uncooperative with police and has not provided his identification or any other information.

Police are still searching for the second suspect.
Students took to social media as they wondered why school was canceled.

One student tweeted that some of his classmates were participating in early morning sports practice inside the school when the shooting occurred outside.

Allison Cumper tweeted, “Glad that no one was hurt at Seaholm. But this serves as a reminder to always be aware of your surroundings. No matter where you are.”
Jala Alatassi, who attends Birmingham schools, tweeted that most people would use Tuesday to “begin studying for finals...not me.”

She added: “Idk how to feel even tho we have no school.”
Anyone with information on the second suspect’s whereabouts is asked to call Birmingham police at 248-644-2567.

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